This profile is intended to provide CUPE members with basic information about the sector they work in from a national perspective.

CUPE represents 33,202 energy sector workers in electricity generation (hydro-electric, nuclear, wind and fossil fuel utilities and small scale production), distribution and transmission. CUPE has been active in the defence of public ownership of electrical utilities. In Canada, only about 25 per cent of electrical generation is from private utilities.

This profile is intended to provide CUPE members with basic information about the sector they work in from a national perspective.

CUPE child care workers are in both stand alone and more often multi-sector locals. CUPE represents early childhood care and educators, assistants, cooks, and cleaners in the sector. The locals tend to be small and the wages very low. The employers can be either parent-run boards or for-profit employers.

Mediation talks between the City of London and CUPE 101 representing inside workers broke down again this evening after the City failed, yet again, to move off from their previous positions even though the union put forward a substantive proposal to address all of the outstanding issues that led to the strike.

Halifax – CUPE is concerned about the memo “Exploring Home Care Options” from the Continuing Care Branch of the Health and Wellness Department that sends conflicting messages about the province’s plans to privatize Home Care.

CUPE Home Support Coordinator Marianne Welsh says, “While the government appears to be back-tracking on its plans for so-called ‘competitive bidding,’ the idea still hasn’t been rejected outright.”

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON ― Local organizers of a community meeting this Friday night focused on care levels for residents in long-term care (LTC) homes, say they are deeply disappointed that Sault MPP David Orazietti has refused an invitation to participate in a panel discussion at the event.

Algoma-Manatoulin MPP Michael Mantha and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario president Fred Hahn have both agreed to speak at the meeting slated for 7 p.m., June 12 at the Holiday Inn Express, 320 Bay St.